Conference
Speakers

Take a look at the speakers of ITHIC 2026, who will share their insights on the hospitality industry's future.

Policy & Economics

Economist & former Director - IMF Fiscal Affairs Department
General Manager - Department of Economy, Ministry of Economy and Finance
CEO - Invimit SGR Spa
Deputy Executive Director - Radio24
Managing Director of Tourism Economics EMEA - Oxford Economics
Associate Dean and Director PNRR Lab - SDA Bocconi
Political Risk Analyst - Bistoncini Partners

Governance

Managing Director, Sofitel Legend, Sofitel, MGallery & Emblems – Accor Luxe & Lifestyle
CEO - B&B HOTELS Group
CEO BWH Hotels Italy & South-East Europe
CEO – Kerten Hospitality
President & Founder - Destination Italia Group
CEO - Radisson Hotel Group
President & Chief Executive Officer - Auberge Collection
Co-founder & CEO - Petra | Hova Hospitality
Executive Chairperson - Malta Planning Authority
Founder & Senior Partner - GAT Hospitality
Managing Partner and Founder - Panoram Hotel Management
CEO - Falkensteiner Michaeler Tourism Group (FMTG) & Michaeler & Partner GmbH
CEO Italy - CBRE
CEO - Arsenale Group
President EMEA - Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
CEO – Lungarno Collection
CEO – UNA Italian Hospitality
CEO – Castello SGR
Co-Founder & CEO - Soges Group
President & CEO - Alpitour World
Chief Visionary Officer & Co Founder - YellowSquare
President & CEO - Mangia's
CEO - HNH Hospitality
CEO - Patrigest | Gabetti Group
CEO - Italian Exhibition Group
Founder & CEO - Xenia Hôtellerie Solution

Capital markets

Managing Director, Head of Investor Solutions - Mohari Hospitality
Managing Director - Limestone Capital
Partner & Portfolio Manager - Extendam
Managing Director, Co-Head of Europe - Cheyne Capital
Chairman - CDP Real Asset SGR
Senior Vice President in Acquisitions – Starwood Capital Group
Tourism Investment Manager - CDP
Head of Hospitality - Investire SGR S.p.A.
Chief Investment Officer - Invel Real Estate
Strategic Advisor Real Estate - Unicredit
CEO – Colliers Global Investors Italy SGR
Coordinator of the Hospitality Desk - Intesa Sanpaolo Group
Investment Director - Pygmalion Capital

Industry knowledge and data

Managing Director, Hotels & International – Christie & Co
MRICS, Head of Valuation Hotels Italy – CBRE
Founder and Managing Director – CO&CO
President and CEO of HVS
Associate Account Director - STR, part of CoStar Group
Leader of Global Legal Real Estate - Deloitte Legal
Partner - ADVANT Nctm
Head of Global Hospitality - Artelia
Head of Global Residential Development Consultancy - Savills
Senior Vice President of Architecture and Product & Nautical Design - Pininfarina
Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer - AENDRE
Board Member - Coldwell Banker Commercial Italy
Partner - Gianni & Origoni
Co-Managing Partner - BLV – Belvedere & Partners
Head of Hospitality Italy, MRICS – Cushman & Wakefield
Head of Hotels & Leisure - Colliers Italia
Founder & CEO - Dream&Charme

Brands & Markets

Senior Vice President of Development, Europe - Ennismore
Director Investment Promotion Tourism, Real Estate, Creative Industries - Enterprise Greece
Senior Vice President of Licensing & Hospitality - Karl Lagerfeld
Director of Mixed-Use Development – Marriott International
Head of Development - Arabella Hospitality SE
Director of Corporate Business Development EMEA - Barceló Hotel Group
Senior Executive Director, Acquisitions and Development Europe - Banyan Group
Chief Development Officer - Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Chief Business Officer - Accor
Deputy CDO for Europe and North Africa - Accor
Development Manager - Apex Alliance
Development Manager - TH Group, Former President - Confindustria Alberghi

Hotel Planning, Design & Solutions

Principal - Tihany Design
Founder & Creative Director - Checa Woid Interiors
Founder - Matteo Thun e Partners
Architect & Founder - Vudafiero Saverino Partners
Co-Founder - Studio Marco Piva
Architect & Head of Universal Design - Lombardini22
Associate, Senior Architect - BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group
Senior Associate - Rockwell Group
Principal & Director - Lai Studio, Maurizio Lai Architects
Managing Partner - DE.TALES
Managing Director - AMDL CIRCLE
Owner - Andrea Langhi Design
Co-founder & CEO, Village for All
Executive Vice President - Blastness
Chief Commercial Officer - WOLF HAUS Italia

Moderators

Head of Hospitality - Coldwell Banker Commercial
Partner, Head of Technical Advisory – Cushman & Wakefield
Senior Conference Producer – Questex
President Hospitality, Travel & Wellness – Questex
Editor-in-Chief - Hospitality Investor
Development Director Italy - Panoram Hotel Management
Senior Director Southern Europe - HVS
Senior Advisor - Coldwell Banker Commercial
Head of Hotel Operator Selection Europe & Consultancy Italy - CBRE
Head of Hotels Investment Properties Italy - CBRE
News editor, Europe, Middle East & Africa - Hotel News Now / STR